The Sun. — London, England, 1836-12-17 00:00:00

ever I c ould by instinct, for the. preservation of my Mwhich 1 c onsidered to be in danger. Mr. Pugh, a solicitor, of Bond-court, Walbroo l s., had been present when the scuffle took place, and the complain ant had acted Avith remarkable forbearance. - lie it was who c.llled the policeman. The Loan MAYOR was perfectly satisfied, and called upon the defendant to find hail. The bail was immediately procured. A N AWKWALD Mt ;Tart. —illy. Samuel Whitbread, for •lnerly Member for Middlesex, was yosterdav along robbenchurc d of his pocket handkerchief , as he i.x:as walLina, Feh street with a friend. Ile did not either see or. feel the rob bery, but a little boy ran up to him and said two gentlemen, one with a brown coat, the other with a black one, have just taken your h andkerchief out of your pocket. The gen tleman with a brown coat slipped it out. Mr. 'Whitbread looked a bout, aad seeing t7to persons, one in brown and the other in black, walking by them, turned to the former, and aFked him for the handkerchief be had just possessed him self of. The gentleman thus addressed happened to be a very active overseer of one of the largest and most busy parishes in the City, and the other was his brother. Before the surprise and indignation excited by the question were abated, Sergeant Mealey reached the spot, and addressed the overseer, whose pardon Mr. Whitbread immediately b e gged. The overseer, however, would not be satisfied without appearing before the Lord Mayor, as the charge of roi,bery bad been made by a person so well known as Mr. Whitbread. M r . Whitbread had suddenly acted upon the boy's in formation, upon finding that he had lost his handkerchief , and was very sorry for having said a word about the business. The oversew* then expressed himself satisfied. BOW-STREET. Olt Thursday evening, a little girl, rather genteely-dres sed, named Anne Fitzgerald, was brought before Mr. Missituus fsi the custody of Foster, an officer of the Mcndicity Society, on a charge of being concerned in go ing about with I; s cing letters to obtain charitable contri butions. 'lo se ge ntleman named sells on Thursday afternoon, saw Foster, about f o ur o c the prisoner knock at the i!'"r of a Younge, in Nelson-square, Bl i w Nsfriars-road, and present a letter to the servant who opene"'.l the door. Witness, who had been watching her for some tinN'sheard her say she would call again for an answer, and he. paited until she appeared again, and having in the meantinse' ascertained th h e contents of the letter, he took her i nto cu5: 4 4 2 (.. 1 Y- Te It was letter was here produced, and a portion of it read. written in a florid style, and signed " Leonora Fitzger: 44l .:: and dated front No. 1, Surrey-row, Blackfriars-road. 1..• stated, in substance, that the writer and her orphan sisters had once been in easy and happy circumstances, but were now reduced to the lowest state of human suffering, having. parted with the last article of value to support life, adding that they had not tasted food for the last,tvventy-four hours. The letter then went on to state that they and their mother after the death of their father', which oc curred two year 3 ago) had still the prospect of humble but comfortable support, but their prospects were all at once destroyed by the death of their only parent, the most af fectionate and amiaisle mother that ever breathed. The writer further proceesied to state, that assistance from any public institution would be extremely painful to the family. Upon the reading of thi.s letter the young prisoner was asked if she bad anything to say, and she stated that she bad beeti sent with it by her elder sister, whom she was obliged to obey. Mr. Musstium. remanded the girl until yesterday, and in the meantime the officer went to No. 1, Surrey-row, where be found Leonora Fitzgerald, and about fifty copies of beg ging letters, together with eighty duplicates of property of various descriptions, some of it valuable. The property principally consisted of wearing apparel, some of which was of a very expensive description, such as silk dresses, gloves at 3s. per pair, and silk stockings, shoes, &c., equally high in price. The officer also found several shopkeepers' bills receipted for articles of the description mentioned, and publican s accounts for gin, ale, beer, with an odd half pint' of sherry he: and there. Leonora was. taken into custody, and brought to this office yesterday, and placed at the bar with her sitter. She was well dressed, and assumed a very confident Air. When asked what she bad to say she admitted at once i3mt she was the writer of the letter and many others of the wme kind, but begged that her younger sister might not be puslisbed, as she was merely a messenger, and bound to obey her (prisoner's) commands. Nothing (continued the prisoner) but di:e necessity ever in duced her to make such applications, nor Lad she ever done so until starvation stared her and her sisters ii; the face. She must state that she thought such a course better ti: en to rob or cheat, or resort to immodest means to obtain MOT,nY• Mr. Knyvett here observed that the prisoner's landNY was present, and had a serious charge to prefer, besidci' being able to throw a considerable light upon the mode in which the elder prisoner had obtained a living. Mrs. Davey, of No. 1, Surrey-row, said Leonora Fitz gerald hired an apartment in her house some three months ago, representing herself as a servant out of a situation, and only wanting a lodging for a few weeks until she could pro . cure employment to suit her. In a few days she brought her younger sisters there for the purpose, as witness had since ascertained, of sending them out with letters to get money. She had now found that the elder prisoner had pawned the bedding, and indeed almost every available ar ticle that the apartment which she had hired contained. Mr. MINSHULL asked the witness if she thought the elder defendant was an object of charity ? Mrs. Davy said certainly not. There was cooking and drink ing going on all day and night long.—(A laugh.) The frying-pan, gridiron, large, end small saucepans, stew .pans, and similar useful articles were in requisition every day, and very often in the evening, when two gentlemen were in the habit of smoking their cigars in Miss Fitzge rald's apartment. She lived exceedingly well. Witness could bring forward ample evidence, if more were necessary. Mr. Knyvett said the elder prisoner had written of her parents being dead. The fact was that her father had made several hundred pounds by writing begging letters, and twelve months ago he was transported for swindling. After a very lengthened investigation the elder prisoner was remanded, the child was discharged. BOOKSELLERS' PROVIDENT INSTITUTION. Yesterday a numerous and highly respectable " prelimi nary meeting of booksellers was held at the Albion Tavern, Aldersgate-street, to take into consideration the means of establishing an institution for the assistance and support of decayed booksellers, their widows, and assistants." Mr. GREENLAND said he had to propose a gentleman to fill the Chair on that occasion, who belonged to one of the oldest, most extensive, and opulent firms in the metropolis, and whose zeal for the prosperity of the cause they had in view, was great indeed.—( Hear, hear.) He proposed that Cosmo Orme, Esq. (of the firm of Longman and Co.), do take the Chair. Mr. DUNCAN seconded the nomination, which was un animously carried. Mr. OItME having taken the Chair, briefly opened the business of the meeting, the object of which was to form an institution and establish a fund for the permanent as sistance of decayed aged booksellers, being members, or their widows, and temporary assistance to members and their widows, children, and assistants, when in necessitous cir cumstances. He was afraid they had elected a bad Chair man, but he would do his best to promote the formation of so benevolent an institution.—(Cheers.) He would then ask that the letters which had been received from members of the trade be read. Mr. GREENLAND read letters from Messrs. Longman and Co., Mr. Murray, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Newman, &c., all of which expressed an anxious desire to see an institu tion formed for the relief of decayed members of the book trade, promising to give it all the support in their power, and stating their willingness to co-operate in any of the re solutions which might be agreed to for such a benevolent purpose. He then announced that the Chairman (Cosmo Orme, Rig.) had sent the munificent donation of 100 gui neas—(Cheers)—and Mr. Kaye, of Falcon- square , ha d offered his office gratuitously for the use of the Society, and would act as Hon. Secretary. Mr. JAMES DUNUAN, in moving the first resolution, said when he first heard a benevolent institution proposed, which was to be confined to decayed booksellers, he ob jected to it ; but, when it was agreed that the benefits should be extended to the widows, children, and assistants, he felt a most anxious and earnest desire to promote its success. It would be ridiculous on that occasion to . make a long speech. Other trades had their benevolent institu tions, and they flourished. He could not therefore think the booksellers would not be patronised and supported. ' Mr. Duncan then moved a resolution to the effect that steps be taken to form an institution to be called the " Booksel lers' Provident Institution." Mr. SLELEY seconded the resolution. A few years back he looked at institutions of this nature in a different light. to what he did at the present day. A great change had been effected in the administration of the poor-laws. He knew on that subject there was great difference of opinion, and he did not therefore allude to it for the purpose of dis cussing a political question, but to show that the alteration which had taken place rendered institutions of that kind more necessary than formerly. He must, however, say that his own opinion was favourable to the old system. That system had abuses. He wished to see them remedied ; but, take it for all in all, he preferred it to the present, as it was more charitable to the poor.—(Hear.) He had no doubt the new system would lower the poor rates very considerably ; but, then, poverty was treated as a crime.— (Hear, hear.) Work-houses were building, the windows of which would be so high that the unfortunate inmates could not look out. Yet if a decayed tradesman applied for re ief he would .be told to these places lie must go ; and, G~ ;N. the field of battle, losing at the same time 300 p The General commanding in chief communicated to his Majesty this glorious triumph, in doing which he made particular mention of the valour and intrepidity of the Aragonese and Valencians. On the 14th of the same month, on the arrival of the Queen's army at Wire, I ehargedwith my force the column of Carabineers which was stationed at that place, under the orders of Espinosa, bearing the title of General, and I had the satisfaction of killing - on the field of battle 47 of the 103 men of which this column was composed, having, on my side, no other loss than the wounds of one of my adjutants. The glory of my expedition was a little diminished by the news which about this time was bruited in Aragon and Valencia. But of what consequence is it to men seduced, by fanatical attempts to exalt by falsehoods and calumnies their dying party, if the Imposing force which I have the honour to command continues in every quarAee iflip.Fg It nleases me to present it their vigour and thew epergy ? Uinted togetheie f.:,egoledants - General of La Mancha, Toledo, and Murcia, and myself, we have eausocl tp lip re-assembled all our forces, with the determination of forming an prey enfllciently imposing at once to put an end to the enemies of our religion and our 'King. Of little consequence to us is it that Cantavieja does not belong to us, and that the enemy makes a parade of this their ephemeral triumph. My glory will be to triumph, as I hope I shall, iu those parts in which, con formably with the order of the Supreme Government of the King our master, lam about to operate, This tribute due to your valour and perseverance, ought to give a new ill/pulse to unite yourselves in the defence of your religion 344 your 4ing l and to put an end to those rebel hordes who dare to oppose lietnre, then, to our ranks, folio;' our banners, and by ye4F eeednet Ipt 411 EgrApe learn that by far the great e r part of §pnie reeegnips the legitimate rights of Cha rles V. Come, then, to us, abandon the powpgtion, receive him with joy whom I pre sent to you, to take intg peesidcration the acts and imitate those districts who recognise the Icing piq linger, Do this, and you shall be happy ; but it ebstinetely yen con tinue to follow fanatic ideas, fire, blood, and deselation still become your deplorable end. Religion and the law is our device. The Generals who with dignity command our united forces will lose no time In proffering the orders of the King their Master, and it is you duty to obttY thelP , and rally into our ranks. Who is the man who cat} . be deaf to this appeal ? who is he that will not hasten to take part in our glory, but• will perish in his fanaticism and blind ness ? Open your eyes ; do not let yourselves be seduced. Our religion is persecuted—its ministers are insulted—its sacred implements are plundered Oh, let me not mistrust the warlike spirit which attuates you. To arms, and let us rush to defend our God and our King against the insults of revolutionists, of freemasons, of atheists, and of de cleimers, who seek to destroy our country, in the hope of establishing their power on its ruins. Arise, Spaniards Look to yourselves, and put your trust in me, and I will protect you. To arms all to-defend your God and y our King, and rally round your Commandant General-in-Chief. " RAMON CABRERA.; In the following letter the history of this affair is farther carried up :—" After the defeat which Cabrera met with at Rencon de Toto, this chief took the direction of Gravalos. The roads of Ccrvera and Agreda being closed against him, by Brigadier Rich, he was obliged to throw himself into the mountains, and, after a forced march, arrived in the neighbourhood of Yanguas, where he was a second time beaten and dispersed, after having lost 150 men, killed and wounded, together with 150 horses. Underneath is. a report of General Irrebarren, addressed to the Count Con e:td, apprising him of the direction taken after this new de feat by the various groups of the faction of Cabrera. I have just received your communication of yesterday from Artagone, and that of Brigadier Conrad of the same day from Lerin, All the news which I have received from other quarters respeeting the movement of the faction of Cabrera accord perfectly with yours. Attacked and pur sued, after his second defeat by the Commandant-General of Soria, towards Suellacabras and Torrearevola, they dis persed in g roups, of which one took the direction of Aldea Delposo, Pozalmuro, and Montalabreras, ',towards the centre of lefi l unt Cayo. My stay here being no longer necessary, I shall pet nifeelf in march for Alcanadre. I have given orders that the fQsAiii which I have at the en trance of the Sierra shall to-morrow LOP with me, when, unless I have further news. Airli re-enterit4E6A Neearre. (Signed) " IRREN." Caluhorra, December 5, 1836. once there, he would be treated uorse than if sent to a felon's prison. As he before said, however, he had no desire to discuss .the policy of the new law ; be only al luded to it to prove the necessity of voluntary institutions being formed to protect the unfortunate. He was sure every trade would come forward and prevent, if possible, the unfortumate from being treated like criminals. The pour rates would be lower he bad no doubt, and there fore be could not think but that the members of the book trade would willingly hand over the balance to this pro posed inftitution.---(Cheers.) Mr. GREEN LAND wiF,hed to inform the meeting that the idea of forming' it benevolent institution in the book trade was suggested in consequence of a once very respectable and opulent member of the trade being an inmate of St. James's workhouse. That - case also proved that poverty was not always the effect of imprudence. All men wave liable to misfortune , a nd therefore it was determined to es tablish a Society which would afford relief without degra dation.—(Cheers.) They had only to look to the failures in the book trade of late years to see the necessity of form ing a benevolent institution like the one proposed. Mr. Lawford, Mr. Foss, and other gentlemen addressed the meeting in support of the object they had in view, after which the resolution was unanimously carried, as were also several others for the man a g ement of the Society, and a committee, consisting of the beads of most of the leading houses in the trade, appointed to can.y them into effect, and as soon as they deemed it desirable to call a pilblic meeting. Thanks were voted to the Chairman, and tits Ake.eting separated. • prisoners. THE SUN, L,(),31)()N, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1836. has been hitherto eminently successful in managing the affairs of Ireland ; but, on the eve of a great Par liamentary struggle, he cannot be too circumspect in conducting his administration on principles of the greatest public utility. The dotvnfall of ascendancy, and of that limited party preference, which he has effected, has so en larged the number of aspirants to public employment, as to render the distribution of public offices to the most descry ing extremely difficult. The office of filacer on the Equity side of the Court of Exchequer, is spoken of as being pro mised to a Mr. Duffy, who is. not a professional man, but who is sustained by the friendship of some member of the Cabinet. . Should this be true, and the promise be literally kept, the well merited popularity of the present' Govern ment will not certainly be encreased by)the appointment. And as their patronage seems to be daily encreasing, they should avail themselves of the opportunity of strengthening 'their power, by rewarding those friends who have supported them, and can still support them on emergencies. It is 41s0 this morning reported that Mr. Pollock, a gentleman of the right sort, to whom, in the good old times, no. less than thirteen clerkships of the Crown had been confided — and for the resignation of some of which the present Go vernment has been far some time treating with him—is dead. If this be true, tho nation will be spared the expense of buying him out, and the present Government will be en abled to testify their sense of obligation to those indepen ' dent and respectable attorneys .who have been strenuous supporters of the liberal cause, FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRANCE. (FroM the French Papers of Thursday.) THE INUNDATIONS. — Yeaterday afternoon, the river had diminished in height a little. At Bercy the scene is most frightful. The water has not only got over the wharf and the road, which can only be traversed in boats, but has risen to the height of six or seven feet in the houses and stores, and upwards of 50,000 stores of wine and other li quors are covered. The plain which extends from Gre nelle to Vaugirard, Issy, the foot of Mendon, Sevres, St. Cloud, and Boulogne, is covered with the waters ; and all the innumerable manufactories and other establishments at Beau Grenelle, Javella, and the other places arc flooded. The plain of Puteaux is completely submerged, and the river reaches the wall of the Bois de Boulogne next the gate of Longehamps. The houses and bnild ings opposite Suresne are filled with water up to the first floor ; Charenton, Alfort, Saint Maur, Villeneuve Saint George's, Corbeil Ris, and Vitry, are inundated ; and the c ountry within this circle is covered by the flood to the es t„ . t of four leagues. M. Tour, ho is the owner of -It the wharf near the wi w ne-market, was cros many barges a'. g yest ,:rday from one of them to another, by sin means of a plank, wht,:n his foot slipped, and he fell into the river. He was carriesdown by the current with such velo cit y that it was impossi Lle to save him. The Rouen journakls r epresent the inundations in the surrounding valleys to be creasing, and that many of the t into the garrets and lofts inhabitants are forced to mo m : to get out of the water. Lhat from the force The Memorial Dieppois a nnounces of the sea, driven in by a powerful gale fri:Yo the south west on Friday night, the cold baths arld a part of the terrace between one of the pavilions and did loi itt restau nt rant were carried away. The next tide the round ; front of the above - mentio n e d p avilion, which formed `4 reading-room, was so completely undermined by the waves, that every one expected the building itself would be car vied away by the night tide ; but, fortunately, the storm abated, and these apprehensions were not realised. The Courrier de l'lndre et Loire relates that in the night of the 9th a water-spout burst over the town and neighbourhood of Ambroise, and so completely overcharged the land with water that even the smaller rivulets be came torrents, and the small river which runs through the town has inundated the houses. At seven in the morning following the river abated, but in the meantime great damage bad been done, notwithstanding the authori ties were up all night exerting themselves with workmen to prevent the evil as much as possible. We learn from Bordeaux, that all the cellars in the Rue Sainte Catherine, Canernan, and Bohaut,'are full of water. The workshops of Belleville are inundated, and the whole of the road from Palestine is covered so deep, that at the wine market of La Grave there are three feet of water, and the only way the officers of the Customs and entrance duties have of getting into their offices is by the windows at the back. At Medoc the greater portion of the corn lands are under water, and it is feared that it will be impossible to get any seed into the ground this season. We are told that the sea encroaches greatly towards the Pointe de Grave. A fissure has been made which seemed likely to destroy the Ics,ntinuity of the Downs, and to overwhelm the village of Verc3on. Th e Courrier de Lyon of the 11th ha: the following : " The Ithone increased yesterday again, in e,;..7sequence of the rain wbi;th fell the night before last. The SaoL'e ,con tinues very high , though its level has not greatly varL." within the last week. Yesterday, however, it rose a few inches, in consequence of the backwater from the Rhone. It covers about one-third of the breadth of the Quai St. Antoine. During the last three weeks the navigation of the river has been at a complete stand still, from which our trade has suffered severely." FRENCH FUNDS.—Pants, DEC. 15. Five per Cents., 107 f. 50c. 55c. 45c. Four per Cents., WC 15c. Three per Cents., 791 78f. 95c. Bank Actions 2,340 f. ttente de Naples, 97f. 20c. • Roman Five peCents. 1001 . Spanish Actives, 20% •11 20v/y ,: Spanish Passives, 5%74%. Belgian Loan, Five per Cents., 101!..?. Portuguese Loan, Three per Cents, 30% 30. EXCHANGE ON LONDON. Onemonth, paper, '2se. 37%c. ; money, 85c Three months, paper, 251*. 11 je. ; money, 251. 10C. Authentigae. BOURSE. QUARTER TO FOUR.—Little business was done to day on 'Change in any of the securities. The conclusion of the telegraphic despatch from Toulon, which was posted up on the Bourse, had no effect on the French funds. The Three per Cents. fluctuated all the time between 791. 15c. and 791. 20e. The Spanish Actives, after showing a tendency to rise, and being done at 21, closed at 20. LAST PRICES.—Five per Cents., 1071. 75c.; Three per Cents., 791. 20c. Five per Cents. Spanish, —; Three per Cents. Spanish, —; Cortes, —; Coupons, —; Gueb bards, —; Diffcres, —; New Loan, —; Actives, 2q ; Pas sives, 5i.; Ducats, ——; Romans, 1001; Pedros, —; 13elp.,lans,'; 1011 • Dutch, —l. ; llaytians, —f. --c. ; Mi gnon, _; Brabant Bank, —; Belgian Bank, 33 ; Con tinuation, —c. ; New Differes, —; Five per Cent. 'Perpe tuelles,—; Royal Loan. Three per Cent. Portuguese, 291 ; Bank Actions, 2,340 f. ; Austrian, —; Rente de Naples, 971. 45c. SPAIN. REPORT OF GENERAL IRREBARREN, ADDRESSED TO THE GENERAL-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMY OF THE NORTH, DATED FROM ALDEANECVA, DEC. 1, 1836 : " I came up with this morning, .at half-past eleven o'clock, the factions united under Cabrera, Palilos, Pico, Orelija, La Diosa, Jara, and others, all commanded by the first, the entire force being more than 900 horse and 400 foot. This rencontre, which took place near Rencon de Solo (on the high road from Tudela), had for result the defeat and dispersion of the entire force, which was dis persed and pursued as far as the mountains of Zerga, and at this moment, on arriving at the place from which I date, I count more than 100 prisoners, some deserters, and 80 indifferent horses. The factious left about 40 dead on the field of battle, and the greater part of the enemy's loss consists in -its bravest lancers, for the direction taken by its infantry rendered it impossible for us to come up with them. I expect, however, that the National Guards of all the neighbouring villages would, ere long, augment the loss of the Illctious. The enemy has left in . our power a quantity of ammunition, lances, arms, baggage, the pri vate papers of Cabrera, and the ridiculous proclamations, of which your Excellency may judge by the copies sent. .‘ MIGUEL IRREIjARREN." " Arragonese, Murcians, and Valencians, " Although separated from, I have ever had you in my thoughts, and the triumphs which your brothers and compa nions in arms have achieved over the revolutionists, have encouraged in me the cherished hope of terminating, very promptly this war of desolation, and of placing on the throne our beloved and legitimate King Charles V., as being th e sole means of enjoying that peace, repose , and tranquil .ty which we so ardently desire. The necessity of succour ing the Commandant-General of the right, Don Miguel Go- mez. decided me,when at IRK to accompany him with the greater portio n of the 2d division, as well as' the Brigadier lion Jose Meralles with the column of Valencia, of which he is the excellent Commandos ; and although by the re sult of those chances and hazards, so common in war, we suffered some less .on th e 20th of September at Villaro bledo, this last (th e column of Valencia) showed to our enemies the weakness of their force, since not only they did not expose themselves i n following us, but, like cowards, took to flight withoutp accep t i ng t h e com b at w hi c h was of fered to them. Ihe 30th of th e same mont h (S e ptember) I entered Cor.dovit with my ordnance, and despite Of the brisk lire which the enemy kept u p in the streets of the' town, they were con quered, and comp e ll e d t o s h u t them selves up in the forts of San I , ela gi o , De 'lnquisition, and Calahorra ; and as soon as my forces made their way into the city, I then besieged and conquered them, surmounting all the difficulties which were opposed to me, and in the end taking possession of more than 2,000 prisoners, among whom were the chiefs Villa Pastor and Merte. On the sth of October, having learned that the second co l umn o f Malaga had entered the Baena territory, we without los s o f time made a sortie, and offered it combat ; and I had the satisfaction not only of putting it to the rout, but to cut it up to that degree that it left 700 dead and wounded on IRELAND. DEC. 15. The communications received to-day by tho Dublin mails 1 11 1 *(1 114 litllo to Prtraet of any Importance. The Irish iogrnalists, Liberal as well as Orange, preserve a silence that seems conventional on the subject of the important meeting held at Clare, to which we have more than once directed the attention of our readers. The Registry closed yesterday I the numbers registered vsere—l l iberals, ), ; Orangemen, 9. There are aevaral forgeries of the Bank of England notes In circulation, LONGFORD ELECTION.—In allusion to the approaching election, tiro Dublin Evening Post has the following ob servations ;—" A. serious charge has been made against Najer Edgwartb, which we certainly shall not believe until we have better authority—namely, that though he will vote himself for the popular candidate, he has signified, by letter, to his tenants, to stay at home. We repeat it, we cannot yield our credence to this statement. Major Edgworth, we know, is a Liberal. He may have some personal or county feelings as to the candidates. Mr. Fox, we believe, is a relative of his ; but if he votes for the popular candi date, he will surely allow his tenants to vote as they please. We might add more on the subject, if we deemed it neces sary. But, by-the-bye, how will the Edgworthstown people go. If Richard Lovell Edgworth were living, they would go the Liberals. We cannot bring ourselves to believe that Miss Edgworth—the justly famous Miss—now residing on the spot, will throw the weight of her influence into the Tory camp. But it matters little as to the ultimate result. We assert explicitly that Longford is secure, and that Luke White will be the Momber. THE PROTESTANT MEETING.—WC yesterday copied the requisition of the eight noodles who, undaunted by the signal failure' of a similar attempt when the King was in stigated to dismiss the Melbourne Administration, are now endeavouring to get up another meeting for the all-wise pur pose of protesting that Protestantism is in danger. To day we find the following requisition in the columns of the Dublin Evening Post :—We, the undersigned, request a great big meeting of the great big Protestant Noblemen, Gentlemen, Clergy, and Landed Proprietors of Ireland, at the great, big rooms, at the Mansion-house, in the City of Dublin, on Tuesday, the 24th day of January, 1837, at twelve o'clock, for the purpose of petitioning both Houses of Parliament, praying them to adopt such measures as will give ascendancy to the Orangemen of Ireland, and to prepare a loyal and slick address to his Majesty, calling his most serious attention to the imminent dangers which threaten his Majesty's starving poor in Ireland, along with the attempts which are making to undermine and destroy the Piotestant religion in this kingdom.. (Signed) FIREBRAND, DULL-HEAD, N DUNDER-HEAD, NAMELESS, B---D AND NOUNS, SCREECHING IDIOT, and JACKASS. ILLEGALITY OF THE O'CONNELL TRIBUTE.—The fol lowing extract from the Mail, is amusing, and shows pretty plainly the straits to which the defeated faction are re duced :—" Our attention (quoth the Orange Mail,) has been directed to the following curious Act appearing in our statute book, still in force, and unrepealed, and its applica tion to the case of the Archbeggarman cannot be mistaken. We allude to the Irish Statute, 28th Henry VIII., chapter 11, entitled An Act restraining Tributes to be given to Irishmen.' This Act amongst other things recites that, Forasmuch as our Sovereign Lord the King having re spect to the povertie of his poor subjects of this his land of Ireland, bath sent his untie royal hither for the exonerating of his Grace's said subjects, whereby h is Grace's said 'sub jects are highly animated and fortified, and the, said Irish enemies greatly enfeeblished, so as nothing lieth in them to do for having any such tribute. Be it there fore, by authoritie of this present Parliament, enacted; established, and ordained, that no manner of Irishman within this land of Ireland shall have any tribute, exaction, or any other unlawful impositions , of or u p on any the 'Xing's townes or faithful subjects within the same , land, but that. all and every the King's said townes and sub jecig shall ho clearly from henceforth, for evermore, ae twitted, discharged, and exonerated, from all and every such tributes, i9:l,letters or commandments sent to them, or a n y of them, or o o4.fter to be sent, contrary to this present Act, in anywise, 4,9twitigtanding." " Mark this! The King having respect to the povertie of his poor subjects of this his land of Ireland, "rhis re quires no comment ; sa,tl unin, F any letters' (no matter t o whore witlressed, whether to Sharman Crawford, Esq., M.P.,' Lord Thnicannon, &e. &c.) " or commandments, (bp Priests or otherwio) hereafter to be sent" to the con. trary, &c. " No express penalty is annexed to a breach, consequently the offender is, at common law, guilty of a misdemeanour. Will the Attorney-General attend to this, and, as his Ma jesty's legal substitute, have respect to the povertie of his poor subjects of this: his land of Ireland ?' We shall see." What the Mail may see, it is not within our province to divine ; but we will hazard a conjecture that he will never see anything half so ridiculous and laughable as this mare's nest of his, made out of an old musty Irish statute. JOINT STOCK BANKS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. essed Sir,—The following is the copy of a letter I addr resume, its to the Editor of the Times newspaper ; but I p sentiments not meeting his approbation, he does not think it would be consistent with " common fairness" to insert it in his FAIR-PLAY JOURNAL. May I request the favour of your giving it a, place in your's. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, S. Dec. 16, 1836. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir, —Observing in your Money articles constant and in discriminate attacks upon the Joint Stock Banks of the country, I beg leave to submit the following queries, facts, and observations to you, and those who think with you : Did you ever know an instance of the public losing one penny ultimately by the stoppage of a Joint Stock Bank, in ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, Or IRELAND ? Expecting that you can only give a negative answer to the above — Do you think, that if such a fact were generally known, and that Joint Stock Batiks were more extensively estab lished in England than they yet arc, such a state of matters would, in times of scarcity of money, have the effect of pre venting panics, or at least very much allaying them ? I do not expect that you, or any candid individual, can answer otherwise than in the affirmative to this query. Now, Sir, with regard to the alleged over-circulation of the Joint Stock Banks. I beg to state that that circulation is not nearly so great in proportion to paid-up capital, as the circulation of the Bank of England. By Parliamentary returns, the paid-up capital of the Country Joint Stock Banks amounts to upwards of 6,000,00 W. ; while their circulation, by the latest returns, did not amount to 4,000,0001. The Bank of England, on the contrary, with a capital of 11,000,0001., has a circula tion of nearly 18,000,000/. ; and I maintain, that the secu rity of the notes of the other Joint Stock Banks to the public is, f possible, more ample than that which the notes of the Bank of England afford ; for the whole fortunes of their respective shareholders are liable for the e ngagements of these Joint Stock Banks, while the stockholders of the Bank of England are only liable for the amount of the stock they severally hold. I maintain further that the Directors of the Bank of England are the principal parties in bringing about this monetary panic ; for they not only discounted a long time very freely in London at a low rate of discount, but they have been, and still are, in the practice of furnishing various Country Joint Stock Banks with money, at a still lower rate of interest (believed 3, per cent.) ; thereby creating such a competition and rivalry amongst the Country Banks, as caused some of them to overstep the bounds of prudence, which, but for such competition being foste •ed by the Bank of England, might not have been the case ; 'at any rate, cer tainly not to the same extent. I beg further to submit to your consideration and that of your readers, whether ? supposing no Joint Stock banks had DUBLIN. -THURSDAY. " Cui scribarum ministerium custodim que, et tabularum Cure, cui formulas censendi subjiciretur."—Livv. Your leading article of Tuesday last exemplifies the con struction that may be given the above sentence in the nine teenth century, as to the Roman Censorship. It is pecu liarly the province of honest public writers to illustrate the characters of public men ; and, accordingly, your strictures on Sir Robert Peel and Lord Lyndhurst have been re peated this morning, in the nests-rooms of this city, as the proper index of public.feeling—more particularly as regards his Learned Lordship. You ask, " How comes it that none of the squad invite him to dinner?"—" Because," says th e y are ashamed to be seen in his company !" You ' , ld a new topic for evening conversation, which P at; i h s a v ve er s y u a p c p c , e ... pta b . tirt: ..qt this cold season, when news is becom ing scarce. In fact, 1.;. 41 ° have come to light since my tag co . mmunication. sh ii, will matters only of-public interest The first is, that Mr. Power, trk: ste .P: s6°of l o t be the Member for Dungarvan, in tn. arron, who O'Loghlen. I have just heard that V. the electors had made considerable progress in canvassing fur. place of per . on of that borough for himself, has not only ( minUk. tiler exertion, but signified his willingness to co-op eratd with the more liberal party in sending to Parliament the alumnus of one of Ireland's most distinguished patriots. There can then be no doubt of Mr. Power's return ; un, less the good people of Dungarvan should fail to appreciate the independent spirit of this young gentleman, who de clares that he will not pledge himself to the support of any Government or measure, or follow the dictates of any leader which do not appear to himself to be for the permanent welfare and prosperity of Ireland. Such a representative of the people, enjoying at the same time the largest fortune of any commoner on this side of the Channel, must bring a considerable accession of strength to the party with which he connects himself. The next fact is, that our Irish Tories have been ex ceedingly sanguine for some time past in their hopes of again getting the distribution of the loaves and fishes. If I mistake not some indications in their coteries of late, great exertion is being made, and money collected to for ward their views. Their hopes are founded on the perfect union of purpose and design existing in their body, while the Reformers of England have been betraying symptoms of a different nature and policy. In this country, however, the Conservatives reckon without their host ; for there never existed such an anti-Tory feeling on the one hand, and such an implicit confidence in Government on the other. To such an extent has this grown, that some Re formers having influence among the Irish constituency, are actually wishing for a change of ministry, or dissolution of Phrliament, that they might have an opportunity of ex hibiting their political strength. In the former case, they reckon upon upsetting any Government, not composed of the leading Members of the present Ministry both in Eng land and in Ireland ; and in the latter they would convince the public and their own personal influence, in putting down Toryism. In this state of things it becomes the duty of all untainted journalists, who are to a certain extent what Philip called the Athenian orators of his day—the watch dogs of the fold, and guardians of the State—to exercise the powers confided to them by the laws and customs of this realm, and prepare the public mina against the effort that may possibly be soon made to practise an illusion upon the country. It is no less their duty to remind our present rulers of that course of proceeding which they should adopt and adhere to, in order to retain the confidence of the aia- Lion. This brings me back to the recollection of the sen tence prefixed to this epistle. There were in ancient Rome two public functionaries, whose business it was, among other important duties, to superintend all.the officers and magistrates of the State, and to inflict moral punishment or degradation upon such delin quencies as were not amenable to the ordinary tribunals of justice. These functionaries were called censors—a term well calculated to convey a correct notion of their inspec tional and corrective labours. They are at all times indis pensably necessary in a well-regulated community, to guard against and prevent those kinds of abuses which daily spring out of the natural infirmity or selfishness of human nature, and which the most vigilant Legislature cannot be always prepared to obviate. But in modern times the art of print ing has quite superseded these public officers ; and amongst the refinements and mental luxuries of the present day, none is more regarded than that " quarto of four pages," which is daily spread before . us. Wh a t an admirable substitute for a State inspector, or a policeman, is the inde• pendent press. Instead of dreading the approach of some public inquisitor, we hail with delight the postman who brings the London Suit, or some such lucid harbinger of passing events. And whilst our curiosity is entertained with the detailed accounts of incidents, sometimes joyful and sometimes otherwise, we are admonished against those faults of commission or omission which may place us in the latter predicament. In fact, the public press performs two parts of the economy . of human affairs. It affords amuse ment and instruction on the one hand, while it dissuades from or punishes crime by its well-directed censure on the other. It is therefore a component part, though indepen dent, of the Government of a free State—having this ad vantage over the " censors" of ancient times, that the fame and fortune of its conductors depend upon its fidelity to the interests of the people. There never was a period when an Irish Government stood more in need of the suggestions and friendly surveil lance of a bold and independent press. Earl Mulgravo existed in England, the private lx,nkers would not, during a period of such extensive' and active trading as we have lately experienced, have gone as f'ar collectively as the Joint Stock Banks have done ? I believe, from past experience, they would have gone as far. If so, would the crisis not have been Irma more momentous than it has been ? I shall only add, that the greater number of the Joint. Stock Banks have conducted their business with as great prudence as any of the private bankers have done, and that, therefore, your universal censure of all such establishments is most unfair towards them, and certainly ill calculated to maintain commercial confidence gene► ally. I trust common fairness will induce you to give this letter a place in your columns ; and I remain, Sir, Your obedient servant, Worcester, Dec. 6, 1836. S. RAMSGATE-FRIDAY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir,—The Dover steam packet Duke (y Wellinaton, laden with specie, arrived this day from Calais. She at tempted Dover last night, but was not able to enter that harbour, the bar being up. She remained the whole of a tempestuous night in the Downs, and made a second un successful attempt this morning to enter that port ; she then bore up for this harbour. She brought gold to the amount, it is said, of 150,000/. The safety of the vessel, and its valuable freight, appear to be somewhat unnecessa 7 Lily risked, to keep up the illusion that no obstruction exists at the entrance of Dover harbour. Also arrived the Royal George, another Dover steam packet, from Boulogne, with carriages and horses. The passengers bad been landed in boats off Dover, according to the usual practice.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, W. A. H. COURT CIRCULAR. The Duchess of Kent entertained a party at dinner yes terday at Claremont, it being the birthday of the King of the Belgians ; and her Royal Highness gave a dinner at the Bear Inn to every person employed at Claremont. The Grecian Minister transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. The Chairman of Stamps and Taxes had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday in Down ing-street. . _ _ - Lady and the Misses Conroy left town yesterday on a visit to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent at Clare mont. _ _ _ In the Privy Council yesterday Lord Brougham gave judgment on the part of their Lordships in " Young and others, assignees of Palmer and Co., v. the Bank of Bengal," reversing the decree of the Court below. A case from St. Martin's, " In the matter of Benjamin Gumbes, v. the award of the Commissioners of French Claims," was then commenced, and occupied the whole of the day. Dr. Lushington was heard for the appellant. The King's Advocate and Mr. Wightman supported the award, and Dr. Lushington replied. The Lords present were Lord Brougham, Sir J. Bernard Bosanquet, Sir James Parke, and the Hon. Thomas Erskine. BRIGHTON-FRIDAY. Their Majesties took a carriage airing together yesterday at noon. This morning his Majesty drove out in company with Prince Ernest. The Queen, attended by the Countess of Sheffield, the Hon. Miss Hope Johnstone, Sir A. Barnard, Sir C. Thorn ton, the Hon. W. Ashley, and the Hon. Captain Curzon, left the Palace this morning by the private gate on the eastern side of the gardens, and, crossing the Steyne, walked for some time on the chain pier. _ - The King granted audiences on Wednesday afternoon to the Earl of Chichester and Vice-Admiral Sir Robert Otway. The Princess Augusta and the Duchess of Glocester drove out in company at 12 o'clock yesterday / and again this day at noon. Prince Ernest has ridden on horseback and walked out as usual, this fine weather. LorclAdolphus Fitzclarence left yesterday for town. The dinner invitations on Wednesday evening were—the Countess and Lady G. Bathurst, and Mr. Lawrence Peel ; last night they included the Countess of Surrey, Lady Brooke Pechell, Viscount Lake, Sir James Kempt, and Mrs. Fitz herbert, in addition to the guests at the Royal table. Names have been left at the Palace by Lord Marcus Hill, Colonel and Mrs. Darner, Commander J. Blackwood, R.N., Countess St. Germain's, Commandei Pole, R.N., Earl and Countess Beauchamp (on leaving), Mrs. Montague Burgoyne, Mrs. and Misses Morier, the Hon. Mrs. Gosling, the Hon. Miss Irby, Countess and Lady G. Bathurst (cu leaving), Lieut.-Col. Madox, Colonel and Mrs. Doyley, and the Marquis and Marchioness of Thomond, UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. Barcelona Gibraltar CAMBRIDGE, DEC. 16.—At a Congregation on Wednesday last the following degrees were conferred : MASTERS OF ARTS.—Rev. Frederick Augustus Glover, St. Peter's College ; Rev. Charles Frederick hilde, Emmanuel College ; Rev. W. Kynaston Groves, Christ's College. BACHELORS OF ARTS.—William K. Fraser, Trinity College ; John A. W. Harper, Trinity College. The Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol has appointed the Rev. Thomas Thorp, M. A., Fellow and Tutor of Trinity College, in this Univorsit . y, the first Archdeacon of Bristol. This Archdeaconry oomprises the city and deanery of Bristol, and the deaneries of ilawkesbury, Cirencester, and Fairford. The Rev. Alfred 011ivant, D. D., Vice-Principal of St. David's College, Lampeter, and formerly Fellow of Trinity College, in this University, has been presented to the Vicarage of Kerry, Montgomeryshire, vacant by the death of the Rev. Horace Monro. John Haggard, D. C. L., formerly Fellow of Trinity Hall, in this University, has been appointed Chancellor of Lincoln, in the room of Dr. Battine, deceased. The Rev. Thomas Pigot, M. A., formerly Curate of the parish church of Wigan, and twenty-one years Incumbent of St. Helen's, has been presented by the Earl of Bradford, and instituted by the Lord Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry, to the Rectory of Blynihill, in the county of Stafford, vacant by the resignation of the Hon. and Rev. H. E. Bridgeman. The Earl of Eldon continued in London only a few days, and has returned to his seat at Encombe, Dorset shire, where he is surrounded by some of the young mem bers of his family, who intend to spend the Christmas there. Paganini has been for some time at Nice for the benefit of his health. He intends to pass a month in that city, where ho will give three concerts. Madlle. Grisi, who but a few months since entered upon the matrimonial state, appeared last week before the First Chamber of the Tribunal of the Seine, for the pur pose of annulling her.marriage on the ground of some legal informality. The husband made no opposition. The new Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the colony of Van Diemen's Land, Sir John Franklin, who is now on his passage out, is to hold the rank of Civil Go vernor. Major Buller has been appointed Brigade Major to the colony. Baron Bentinck has been appointed to the Dutch Legation, and will shortly arrive from the Hague. The Duke of Wellington, on New Year's Day, will leave Strathfieldsaye for Belvoir Castle, where his Grace will remain for nearly a week, and then cross the country for Belton House, the magnificent seat of Earl Brownlow. A very large party have been invited to meet his Grace. The Duke and Duchess of Bedford are expected to arrive at Woburn Abbey about the middle of next month. The Duke and Duchess of Leinster, with the Mar quis of Kildare, and the other branches of the family, will pass the Christmas at Easton House, Kildare. The Dowager Marchioness Conyngbam is entertain ing a select circle of friends at Bifrons, near Canterbury. The Earl of Radnor has arrived at Longford Castle, near Devizes, from a visit to his daughter, Lady Georgiana Bulkeley, at Minestead, in the New Forest, The Master of the Horse has loft town fot his seat, Quiddenham Hall, Norfolk. Lady Grace Gore gave a ball and supper last night, on a splendid scale, at her residence in Brunswick-square, Brighton. The rooms were brilliantly lighted. The com pany began to arrive about ten o'clock, and dancing com menced to Kirchner's hand about eleven, which continued through the night with unwearied spirit. There were pre sent Lady and Miss Trollope, Lady Tierney, Lady Henry Paulet, Captain and Misses Codrington, Sir Robert, Lady, and Miss Fitzwygram, Lord and Lady Colville, Earl and Countess of Rosse and Ladies Parsons, Lady and Miss Fremantle. The Duchess of St. Albans gave a ball and supper last night, at Brighton, in celebration of the marriage of Lady Mary Beauclerk. The company assembled early, and dancing commenced before ten o'clock, which was continued with spirit till near two. The supper tables groaned be neath a profusion of the choicest delicacies both in and out of Season. There were present at Captain Elwes' wedding, at Brighton, in addition to the names which have already ap peared—the Duke and Duchess of St. Albans and Miss Burdett, the Earl and Countess of Rosso and the Ladies Parsons, Lady Fraser, the Earl of Westmorland, Sir W. K. Grant, Sir R., Lady, and Miss Otway, Hon. Mrs. Pel ham, Lady and the Misses Tierney, Hon. Miss King, Mar chioness of Clanricarde, Sir George and Miss Hampson, .Mr. Ramsay Clarke, &c. &c. Yesterday morning, between the hours of eight and nine o'clock, Mr. Bodkin, solicitor, residing in the vkrter loo-road, was found by his servant with his th roat i fright fully cut, and quite dead, lying on the fl oo r . in his bed room. The unfortunate man, it appeared , was n embar rassed circumstances at the time. He had been formerly a clerk in tile Treasury. • - _ PRICES OF STOCKS 'IRIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock. - , I ndia Stock 3 pet Cent. Bed. • , ,7% 4 4:,ti Dttlo noinZs 8 10'pin 3 per Cent. Cois --S,uth Sea Sock As k-314 per Cent . —Old Annnitie,; Ditto Red.... New 3 1 4 11, - ,- Cent --3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751... ....... New sirer Cent — I.:‘e.h. Bills, £l, O O l ......... 12 15 pe. Am k hong A num ties to ex pi, Ditto 500......... 14 16 pin. Jan. 5, IRO 14 11-lii Ditto Small ilct in PO -- Ditto Commercial - piti. ..t, Jan. N. I ,, Ap - ' Ditto Advertised i ,- - PM Jan. 5, 89'.. - Bank Stock for A (*owe... .. --- April 5, Isssn - India Stock ImAccouint Jan. 5, Itriii Oinnium — pm. 1 - PRICES OF FOlt EH; N FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian lion.is — I Perusdars Bonds -- Belgian Bonds .. 101. Ditto Account --- Ditto Account . Brazilian i:unds - Ditto Account ..,- Ditto .A , c ount — I , 82, Ditto New Bonds 43g Buenos A y re 3 Bonds — Ditto Account 13',6 4 5 4 Ditto Account • I Ditto, 3 per cent. -- rhill1:, Bond — • Prec,irm Ponds -- Ditto Account —l It wisian Bonds, 164.2•. , , „.. ......... -- Col:tin:non Bonds —; Ditto Accounts.. -- Ditto Account - Columbian Bonds, :F1L..t... Ditto Account ....... ......... Ditto Account -- D mish Bonds 'Mtn Account Greek Bonds - French, 5 per cent.......... —f.',-c. Ditto Bonds, I,i - 25 ---- 4 per cent .9-4. Mexican B nds, 5 per cent Ditto /recount Ditto, 6 per cent, Ditto Accuurit Nealiolitan -1— Exchange , Dutch, `..% per cent. Ditto Account 5 3 74 Ditto, 5 rer cent 10)!04 Ditto Account PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT PNE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. British Copper Company . I 'andonga Mining Company 7! , i Birmingham and Derby Railway Company 5 Eastern Counties Railway 2 Great Western Railway Company 3O Brighton Railway Company Brighton ( Rennie's) . London and Blackwall Railway London and Birmingham Railway Company 7O London and Greenwich Railway Company London Grand Junction Railway ..c. 2 Manchester and Leeds Railway Company ..„ ....... 5 Ignrth Midland Railway Company .... London and Westminster Bank COURSE OF EXCH Amsterdam C.F. 12 6% Ditto, at sight l2 3% Rotterdam 2U. 12 7 Antwerp.. lamburg. ........ ...... ht. B l3 13e4 Altona 13. g ..... 25 60 . " Vs. 26 U Marseilles. Frankfort OR Maine, Ex, M 1535% Petersbut gh, ruble '3 Us lO 0 Bcrlw Vienna, effective 41 ° M lO 16 Trieste ditto lO 18 Madrid 15% Cadiz 37 Bilboa 343 'aril, 3 days' sight Seville S 143• 21 13 IN :10 1 ,4 _ 29 kNGE YESTERDAY. Leghorn 47;4 Genoa ';:6 5 Milan it Venice 47 Naples 49 Palermo per oz. 121 Lisbon 54 Oporto 54 Rio Janeiro 34 Bahia , 213 Buenos Ayres -- Dublin, 21 days' sight l,ls Cork PRICE OF BULLION, PER O. Portugal Gold, coin £0 0 fi Foreign Gold, in bars 3 17 9 New Doubloons 0 ij 0 New Dollars Silver, bars, standard 0 5 0 PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, DECEMRETI 15. 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto Reduced 8774 i Grand Canal Debt. 6 Pe'. cent. ..-- Ditto, 4 per cent... 4i per Cent. Stock. ........ ...... 96 Hibernian Bank „ 22li Ditto New, 1830 ... ......... ... 96% City of Dubli' . . St eam Co. 8 9 4 .-- IN per Cent. Debentures WA National Ir gurance co -- Bank Stock 202 City Debentu res , 4 per cent... --"" Royal Canal Stock 1 Ballast ',Mice Debentures, 4 Grand Canal Stock - i uer 'zent .......- MAILS. Arrived. Due. Arrived. Due. Arrived. Due 0 America.......... 0 1 Frar.ce...... ...... 0 0 Lisbon o 0 Mail 0 0 o .uerti. &jersey 0 0 Malta ....... ...... 0 0 Buenos Ayres 0 0 Hamburg ..... ... 1 0 Mexic0....... ..... 0 0 Carthagena 0 0 Holland 1 0 Ostend 0 1 Dublin.... 1 Flanders 0 0 Leeward Islands 0 2 Waterford ..... ... 0 HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning„.. 17 guinutes alter 10. 1 Evening 46 minutes alter 10. .RY GAZETTE, EAST CHRONICLE, of THIS DAY NAVAL and MILIT INDIA and COLONIAL contains—. 1. The Brevet, and its effects 13. Distinctions for Old Officers. upon the United Service. 14. Promotion of Subalterns ilia 2. Parker and the Mutiny of Midshipmen. 1797. 15. Orders in Council for Prise 3. Reduction of the Quarter- and Bounty Money. Master and Adjutant-General's 16. Movements of Regi m ents az Departments. Ships. 4. Tristram on Dock-yard Men 17. Suggestions for Improved and Royal Marines. Navy and Army Lists. 5. Liberality of the King. 18. Leaves., from the Tropics 6. Admiral Sir Charles Paget's (No. 3). Second Letter to the Editor. 19. Coast-guard Service. 7, Relief of Corps and Horse 20. Prize-money of Officers of the Guards—Favouritism. Royal Marines. 8. Masters in the Royal Navy. 21. The Case of Lord.de Ros. 9. Indian Services. 22. Lieutenant Kempe and the 10. Warrant-officers' Accounts. Court of Inquiry. 11. Britannia Rules the Waves. 23. Claims of the Senior Lien -12. Promotions of the Indian tenants R.N. Army. 24. Uniform of Mates. Foreign and Colonial Intelligence, Reviews of Books, Theatres, and all the general News of the We e k. Published by William Thomas, at the Office, 19. Catherine street, Strand. May he had of all Newsmen (postage free). Price reduced to Eightpence. APPROPRIATE CHRISTMAS READING-SECOND SERIES OF " BOZ." Now ready, complete in one volume, very handsomely bo• and, S KETCHES BY ‘ , l3'OZ; " SECOND SERIES. With numerous characteristic Illustrations by George Cruikshank. CONTENTS:- The Streets by Morning The Streets by Night Making a Night of it Criminal Courts Scotland Yard The New Year Meditations in Monmouth- street Our Next-door Neighbours The Hospital Patient Seven Dials The Mistaken Milliner John Macrone, Si Doctors' Commons Mr. John Dounee's Attach ment Vauxhall Gardens by Day Parliamentary Sketches Mr. Minns and hi's Consin Last Cab-driver and First Om nibus Cad The Parlou r Orator The First of May The Diunkard's Death. ;t. James's -square. HAMBIIRGH, Nov. 15, 1836. UR Friends, and all those. who may have to write ® to us, are requested to be panicular in directing, HEINE BROTHERS, in HAMBURGH, and to observe, that a letter with one inclosure doubles the Posialr only, but several inclosures would by far increase the same. Thus I °/•' instance, 201., or 301., for if remitted in One Bank of End" land Note would only cause double Postage, but 10/. remitted ' 9 two notes, would be liable to a much higher charge. It is there" fore most advisable, for any Person having to remit Money to lialn; burgh, t o f orwar d th e amoun t i n O ne N o t e; or h av i ng to re ceive Money from Hamburgh, to receive the same in One Note, will ever possible. Of c o u r se rem itt ances f rom H am b urg h t o E ng lau surpassing the usual amount of One Bank of England Note, rouY rather be made in Bills of Exchange, on London. To save expenses that may as well be avoided, we request our Correspondents not to overlook these particulars. HEINE BROTHERS The publication of THE SUN NEWSPAPER commenced this '1 at 1 0 minutes past Three o'clock. . , - , k_ga ,, gp- v-- ' --.' -.- (VLli' .....,-- .... •••••• o . • r~ 4~s Z'bt ciata. LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 17, 1836• The French Papers of Thursday contain the c onelw sion of Marshal CLAUSEL'S account of the utter 60 ure of the expedition against Constantina. The se ni ns , s ; tion which it h as create d i n P ar i s i s astoun di ng . Ministers ar e i n d es p a i r . Si nce th e ever - m emorgb le retreat from Moscow, the French arms have not e3f perienced a repulse more calamitous. The troops e fered dreadfully during thcir march. In one night th el number frozen to death is said to have e xceeded l ie thousand five hundred men. Hundred s p e rished in the rivers, and many wet e unable to proceed in conseque° of excessive fatigue. All who fell behind were but chered by the Arabs without mercy. The folio° :f letter from an officer of the expedition, descriptive the sufferings of the men, has been forwarded here e the Paris correspondent of our Contemporary tii Morning Post " Bona Nov. 3 0 . ~ We arrived here this morning. The e'x'pedition i S ; e b ly nt of our reverses. We have retreated ; it i s 11 1 ,, - r o complete failure. It is not of our success that I l'a ve ,:c speak, but had reason to hope for at first. W e have "ii c ar deceived, but we found whom to speak to. -",-.. means were too inferior to carry such a place. We i t i l3 (; been three days before Constantina, have thrown " -° „lt projectiles into the place, and mounted twice to the as s r et a in vain. When a retreat became inevitable, our men 4- 5 nothing left to eat—horses bad no forage for three cl3/or past—and we were driven upon the town by 10, 0 ° ° 5 12,000 horse of Achmed's, who thought that not one o f o e should escape. We had eight (lays of march to this phi c : and our ammunition was wholly expended. 'We 1)ve ! however, returned—but what a sacrifice of human hi% How many wounded, abandoned, and now exhausted hutll3o beings left to the mercy of the Arabs ! What suffering tae remainder have endured! Above a fourth part 11. 0 , v _ . perished, and the survivors are in a condition indescribapi!., As at Moscow, the elements have opposed us. Such rai7 and hail! Seven days together the snow assailed u9' Many have died of cold, and the feet of all our soldiers are.o f r ozen and gangrened. Can such a disaster be conceived.llo the bosom of the Regency ? But Constantino, is iu 11 . m iddle of the mou n t a i ns , and snow falls there as i Esca clren e n Europ General Trezel has beet wounded. T Chef Itichepanse is killed. Gen. Colbert is very ill, and leaves _`! s _ to-day. S a l egon , an ama teur of Pari s, died y esterday, of I,l* sufferings." Such is the picture drawn b y an eye-witness, aliti 3 sharer i n so many dangers . We now g ive the condo stun of Marshal CLAVSEL'S despatch : • , " The operation w as continued on the third day, an"